Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19
Local News.

wagon shop lately occupied by ]. G.
Remfrey.
Mushrooms are plentiful and those
who are fond of these delicacies are
living high.
James Beaumont and sons are erect
ing good new fence on the north line
of the city cemetery.
The Weidenfellers have re-painted
the front of Pulford's drug store in
very tasty manner.
John Grange has added to and great
ly improved his residence on State
street in Irving addition.
William Maloney recently built Il
large addition to his dwelling house
the south side public square
y stable belonging to Mrs. 5. c
South, at Monroe, was burned on
Monday morning. 1t is supposed that
the fire was set by an incendiary.
Since the recent general rain the
receipts of live stock at Chicago have
been light, and prices have advanced
and the market has become stronger
One of Ed. 4. Phillips fine gray
horses died on Thursday last, from
Overdriving. The horse was valuable
onc-the matched team being worth
about four hundred dollars.
Commencing with Saturday of this
week, j. NJ. Ellsworth will have three
of his best stations here for fall breed
ing at reduced rates. They will be
here continually for about five weeks.
John p. kieffer, of the town of
Mineral Point, recently sold to John
Ellsworth, of DodgevilIe, a fine Norman
colt, two months old, for which he
received the handsome price of one
hundred dollars.
\ game of base ball was played at
the fair grounds on last Saturday
afternoon, between the Mineral Point
and Mifllin mines, which resulted in a
victory for the home club, the score
standing % to 81.
Postmaster general Villas is spend
ing his summer vacation at his home
in Madison. He has done a tremen-
dous amount of hard work since he
assumed control of the post office de
partment and deserves a good long
rest.
a large number of calves have been
killed, and shipped to Chicago the
present season. Bliss & Reed, butch
ers, have already shipped two hundred
and twenty, and John GRADER has
shipped over two hundred.
D. Jacko has on exhibition a num-
Der of ears of corn as samples of the
kind of corn we are to have this season.
The grains are well filed, and some
of the ears are hard and ripe. Corn
generally is SO far advanced that at
least fair crop is now assured.
One of the many attractions at our
Fair will be an Old Fashioned Clock
23S years old. 1t is a musical Clock
and plays s different tunes. it was made
in Holland in the year 1649-Only l59
years after America was discovered by
Columbus.
On Friday last a fine monument was
erected in Graceland cemetery to the
memory of Othello, the deceased son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Meunster of
this city The monument was turned
out from the Mineral Point Marble
and granite works of B. Becker.
\ young son of Henderson Faith,
few days ago went hunting, with a
revolver, which he accidentally dis
charged while it was pointed towards
him. The ball entered the feshy part
of one of his legs, where it remains
without apparent injury to the limb.
Mr.. Wilson of the firm of Crowel &
Wilson, general dealers, doing bust
ness at Cobb and Mifiin, was in town
on Saturday last. They wish to dis
pose of their business at Mifllin and
offer the same for sale in this issue of
The Democrat. For the next two
weeks they will sell goods at cost to
close out their stock at that place.
On Thursday of last week John Cul-
len, of the town of Mineral Point, had
an arm dislocated at the shoulder. 4
strange feature was that the disloca-
ton was not attended by any pain;
but Mr.. Cullen not liking the shape of
the arm, and wanting to use it. called
upon DR.. Eastman, who in a few mo-
ments fixed him up as good as new.
1t is understood, at Madison, that the
Freeport, Dodgeville & Northern will
next year. be built TO st. Paul. while.
the impression also obtains that the
Chicago. Madison Il Northern will be-
continued to Oshkosh, and possibly
to the mining country Of Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan. Both road:
belong to Illinois Central people.